Manchu traitor, how can you let me be the emperor of the ages

Chapter 254 The gap in the ranks of the palace examination, Shi Brown's appointment
In fact, Li Qian was already ready to search for the papers.

When marking the examination papers, the chief examiner can search for the failed papers, and now he, the emperor, can naturally search for the failed papers.

But after Li Qian roughly scanned the twelve examination papers in front of him, he found that the scores he was particularly concerned about were all in them.

"It's quite honest..."

He glanced at Cai Jing and Qin Hui indiscriminately, muttered something vaguely, and then named the second place, Tanhua and Chuanlu.

Every time a person is named, the following ministers will move their eyelids.

So casual... Did you see what was written on the test paper?
Several examiners secretly complained in their hearts, but they didn't say anything on the face.

Qin Hui kept nodding his head yes.

In fact, he felt very inconceivable that this palace examination could be graded so smoothly.

Qin Hui felt that based on his understanding of His Majesty the Emperor, it was very likely that he would go directly to the examination site and take over the examination papers.

If the emperor really did this, then they probably couldn't refuse.

After all, they are called the examiners, not the examiners. They are dedicated to reading the examination papers for the emperor. The power to read the examination papers comes from the emperor, not their position.

Of course, Qin Hui was not very afraid that His Majesty the Emperor would forcibly snatch the right to review the papers.

After so many years of evolution of power, there are naturally reasons and reasons.

These [-] or so papers are read by the emperor alone, how can he finish them in three days?

So he can only entrust his authority to his subordinates.

But after all, His Majesty the emperor is different from ordinary people, he can always do things that make people's eyes dark, Qin Hui is already mentally prepared.

He even thought about it. After His Majesty regained the power of reviewing papers, he was very enthusiastic at first, but then gradually lost interest, and finally made random judgments...

It's nothing, just let him do it.

Anyway, this test is His Majesty's first big competition since he ascended the throne. Isn't it normal for him to try something new?

But if it was fresh the first time, is it still fresh the second time?Is it still fresh for the third time?
Sooner or later, the power to review the papers will return to their hands.

But what Qin Hui didn't expect was that His Majesty didn't come at all, until they read all the papers, nothing happened.

I have to say, sometimes I feel that he is abnormal, but he suddenly becomes normal again, which is also abnormal... Qin Hui thought with complicated emotions.

Li Gan took out the four most fragrant and hottest papers he pointed out and put them aside, then looked at the other papers.

Although the top names in the first and second grades are the best paid, but the people behind are not without gaps.

At least the top [-] in the entire palace examination still have invisible benefits.

Li Gan thought for a while, and then ranked a few papers, so that the top ten in the palace examination can be considered settled.

He originally wanted Qin Hui and the others to take these papers back and fill in the list, but the words suddenly changed to: "Let's open the seal."

Li Gan said with a smile: "I want to see, who is the first number one scholar I personally ordered?"

Who is it, haven't you figured it out yet?
Qin Hui was slandering in his heart, but he smiled on his face. He stepped forward and opened the name of the champion roll, and handed it to Li Gan with both hands without even looking at it.

"Zhuge Liang..."

Li Gan was a little dumbfounded. He took the paper and took it into his hand to examine it carefully: "This name... Could it be that he is the Huiyuan of Jinke?"

Qin Hui was also taken aback when he heard the words, and then looked at Juantou with surprise on his face: "It turned out to be him?"

"I didn't expect this Member Lang to win the number one prize!"

Several other examiners also came up with "surprised" expressions upon hearing the words.

"This style of writing is strong and upright. I felt a little familiar when I first read it, but I just can't say how familiar it is. Now I finally understand it!"

"It turned out that Uncle Da Zong felt the same way. I felt a little familiar with this paper when I saw it at the time. This paper is the best work among all the candidates, and it must be worthy of the title of the number one scholar..."

After being surprised, several elders praised him. Some said that Zhuangyuan Lang's essay was good, and some said that His Majesty the Emperor had a good eye.

Even Cai Jing didn't jump out to spoil the atmosphere, he just watched from the side with a smile.

After everyone had finished speaking, Qin Hui smiled and said, "Your Majesty, this Zhuge Liang is not only Huiyuan, but he also got Xieyuan in the provincial examination."

"Today, His Majesty won the number one prize again, which is exactly the third prize! Your Majesty has been so talented since he took the throne. This is auspicious!"

"What Qin Xiang said is reasonable..."

Several ministers also smiled and nodded their approval.

If it was replaced by other examination papers that were selected based on their relationship, they might just stay silent.

But Zhuge Liang's article was really predictable, and he convinced them with his talent and insight, so now these words are not bad words at all.

Praising those who have gone through the back door is called collusion, while praising such talented and capable students is called supporting and lagging behind, and the nature is different.

Li Gan kept nodding his head, and said with a happy smile, "It seems that the No. [-] scholar I selected is really right!"

Then he said: "Continue to reveal the names, and look at the other new scholars!"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

As Qin Hui unveiled the names of the examination papers one by one, the names of the examinees also appeared in front of everyone.

"It turned out to be Bao Zheng, is this person the one who passed the exam last year?"

"This Wang Jieyuan is a student of the first subject. I didn't expect to come to participate in the test this time, and he won the head armor..."

A group of examiners nodded with emotion over the candidates who made it into the top ten.

Li Qian looked at the names of these people and nodded slightly, which was exactly as he had just expected.

"Okay, come on like this."

He turned his head to look at Qin Hui and the others, and said with a smile: "Everyone, go and fill in the list. You have been busy for me for so long. After the palace examination, you can finally have a free time."

"Serve for the king, dare to resign from your labor."

Qin Hui immediately smiled and said: "This is the duty of the ministers, it's not hard work."

Li Qian also nodded, and said in a deep voice: "You still have to pay attention to your body. You must not only have me, but also your family to manage it!"

Although the ministers have been in the officialdom for so many years and have eaten more cakes than His Majesty the Emperor, they are still very moved at this time...at least on the surface.

After leaving the Ziwei Hall, the examiners returned to the Wenhua Hall, unwrapped the names of the test papers, and then ranked them with reference to the results of the general examination and this time, and then filled them in the imperial list.

The whole process took more than half a day, and by the time they finished their work, it was already about Shen Ke.

The examiners have been eating and lodging here for the past few days, and now they can finally leave the Wenhua Palace and return to their yamen.

Naturally, Wang Mang and Cai Jing all returned to the imperial city, and even the Imperial Academy was also in the imperial city, only a few steps away.

But only when Guozijian was outside the imperial city, the Siye who was appointed as the examiner had to sit in a sedan chair and walk for a while before returning to the yamen.

It's just that he didn't go through the main entrance of the Imperial College, but asked the bearer to park the sedan chair at the back door, and entered the Imperial College in a low-key manner.

This is because the Guozijian is very lively at the moment, and there are people talking and laughing in and out of the main entrance at all times.

At this time, the new Jinshi who had passed the palace examination came to receive their Jinshi uniforms, which were also the uniforms they would wear when they entered the palace tomorrow to participate in the ceremony of passing on a group of people.

Zheng Guan and Yan Zhenqing also came here together today.

There were two other people accompanying them, namely Zhuge Liang who hadn't shown up in the capital recently, and Lu Bu.

There are quite a few Shinke Scholars who know Zheng Guan and Yan Zhenqing, and people greet him along the way.

After Zheng Guan dealt with it one by one with a smile, several people walked through the huge archway in front of the Imperial College, walked into the main entrance, turned left, and finally came to the place where Jinshi uniforms were collected.

At this time, there were still a lot of people, and there was an endless stream of new Jinshi who came to receive Jinshi uniforms.

The queue was long, and Jinshi chatted in twos and threes, and almost everyone had a smile on their faces.

From time to time in the distance, a few supervisors from the Imperial Academy passed by. They looked at this side from a distance, as if they felt the flying and wantonness of the Xinke Jinshi, and the envy on their faces could not be concealed.

Being admitted as a Jinshi is almost equivalent to reaching the end of the scholar, and ten or even decades of hard work in the cold window has finally paid off.

How can people who are still halfway up the mountain not be envious when they see this group of people who have already reached the top of the mountain?

"Here."

Zheng Guan seemed to be infected by the atmosphere here, and happily led Yan Zhenqing and Zhuge Liang to the last line of the crowd.

There is almost only one topic discussed by the surrounding Xinke Scholars, and that is the ranking in the palace examination.

For Jinshi, the ranking in the examination is just a transition, and it cannot have too much tangible impact on them.

But the ranking in the palace examination really cares about everyone's vital interests, and the first, second, and third are the official rank gaps of Chiguoguo.

In front of Zheng Guan and the others in line, there were four new scholars who were discussing their ranks in the imperial examination.

"If the Palace Examination can be ten times higher than the General Examination, maybe I can enter the top seventy of the second class!"

The leader of the small group, Xinke Jinshi, had a bit of annoyance on his face: "I knew I wouldn't go to the Cuihong Building the day before the palace examination. After drinking so much alcohol, I always wanted to go to the toilet during the palace examination!"

This is obviously a top student, a big guy who can get into the top tenth of the exam, now he can't tell if he really regrets it, or he is in Versailles, anyway, the other three people around him are a little bit crying.

"Brother Jin, no matter how low your ranking is, you can still be in the second class, but I can't do it, my little brother. I was ranked 420 in the test, and now I have to be in the third class."

Listening to their conversation, Zheng Guan and Yan Zhenqing looked at each other with a smile in their eyes.

They also know what worries most other candidates.

In addition to Sanding Jia and Chuanlu who directly confer officials, the imperial court will also select Shu Jishi from the new subjects.

Shu Jishi is a characteristic product of the prosperity of the Hanlin Academy in the past. The Hanlin Academy will hold small classes for them to teach these people official rules, official documents, etc., which can be regarded as allowing these hair-headed scholars who used to only read rote books to adapt to officialdom as soon as possible. Get into the vigorous construction work as soon as possible.

Although the Hanlin Academy is in decline, the Shujishi are still very strong.

Because after they are selected through the examination, they can also be awarded real positions in the Imperial Academy immediately, and they have a privilege to take the position with a vacancy.

A normal Jinshi will report to the Ministry of Officials after the palace examination, and will have to pass an examination by the Ministry of Officials, and then be named in the Ministry of Officials.

Then these people were assigned to various yamen such as Liubu, Yushitai, and Zhongshusheng to observe politics... In fact, they went to serve tea and do odd jobs, and learn things by the way.

After observing politics for three months, those who can become full-timers will be made full-timers depending on their performance, and those who can't be made full-timers will report to the Ministry of Officials.

Waiting for Que to return to Waiting for Que, but even the top three Jinshi are all Beijing officials of the eighth rank, and if they are put outside, they must be a county magistrate of the seventh rank.

Now is not the time when there is a shortage of manpower everywhere at the beginning of the country. How can there be so many officials for you?
So even after eight, nine, or ten years, there are still some officials who are waiting for vacancies who have not arrived, and they let Shangguan serve as clerks in the yamen all day long, serving tea and water.

At this time, the strength of Shujishi can be reflected.

After a person is selected by the library to enter the Imperial Academy, he can sit in the library for three years, during which time he learns things and sorts out documents. Although there is nothing lucrative, the advantage is stability.

Once every three years, you will automatically be promoted to a higher rank, envy or not.

At this time, the Jinshi of the same year may still be in short supply!
Three years later, Shu Jishi will have to pass an exam. If they pass the exam, they will be able to stay in the Imperial Academy, commonly known as "Liu Guan". If they fail the exam, they will be "dismissed" and leave the Imperial Academy.

When the Hanlin Academy was extremely prosperous, everyone would definitely want to stay in the academy, thinking that they couldn't pass the exam, so they left the door.

But it’s different now, basically no one is willing to stay in the library, and everyone has sharpened their heads and drilled out, trying to get a job outside.

And these people have a privilege to let them out with their deficiencies.

Other Jinshi are waiting for places to go, and they have to wait in the local county guard's mansion, but the moment the Shujishi are released from Beijing, the Ministry of Officials has arranged official positions for them.

Ordinary Scholars are waiting for vacancies without purpose, and it doesn't matter what they wait for, but they have a purpose to fill the vacancies, or there is no problem with directly calling them to take up positions.

So basically all Jinshi are envious of Shujishi.

But to become a sage, one must pass another library selection test, and this test... most people can't pass it.

Although the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Academy have never announced it publicly, it is still an open secret.

That is, Shu Jishi is only selected from the top [-] Jinshi in the palace examination.

So there is a huge gap between the top four and the top [-], and there is another huge gap between the top [-] and everyone behind.

This is also the reason why the Xinke Scholars were so annoyed just now.

No matter Zhuge Liang, Zheng Guan, or Yan Zhenqing here, there is no need to worry about this.

No matter how badly the three of them did in the exam, it would be no problem to choose a good scholar.

Therefore, sometimes what is out of reach for one person may be just another person's bottom line.

Just as several people were queuing up, there was a sudden quarrel in front of them.

Zheng Guan and the others raised their heads and looked curiously. Today is a day of rejoicing for the Xinke Scholars, why are there still people arguing? ?

(End of this chapter)